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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: bmw claims <automobile_claims22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bmw_claims_deptagent3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:37:21 -0500
Subject: PROMOTION DEPARTMENT


THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, LondonUnited Kingdom. The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Monday 22th of October, 2007,in London.

This makes you a proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).Note: You are to keep your winnings and the following below strictly confidential so as to avoid double claims and complications:Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23Ticket number: 5647600545188Serial number: BMWP/556543450906 For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the BMW Claims Manager, Mr. Thomas Hooper of our claims office through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.

MR. THOMAS HOOPERTEL: +447045755136EMAIL: bmw_claims_deptagent3@yahoo.co.uk VERIFICATION FORM:1.) FULL NAME: 2.) AGE: 3.) SEX: 4.) ADDRESS: 5.) COUNTRY: 6.) PHONE: 7.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.ENGR.LLOYD BRADFORDDIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,BMW AUTOMOBILE.LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
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